This is an outstanding article-the best history I have ever read about the color blue. Articles on blue became popular when YInMn blue was first discovered but I don't recall any of them providing this much information or fascinating detail.
I am mildly surprised that all-wise Mother Nature didn't select a universal plant photosynthetic agent that was more blue in color, which should absorb more sunlight than chlorophyll.
"Red" grapes look pretty blue to me, and aubergines have a blueish tint to them as well. I take this as a reminder that we humans have difficulty doing things that are, um, second nature to Nature.
I'm surprised I'm the first to comment on a recent development of the perception of a new color to address footnote 8:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/researchers-discover-new-color-thats-impossible-to-see-without-lasering-your/
This is an outstanding article-the best history I have ever read about the color blue. Articles on blue became popular when YInMn blue was first discovered but I don't recall any of them providing this much information or fascinating detail.
Kudos. This is a tour de force!!
I am mildly surprised that all-wise Mother Nature didn't select a universal plant photosynthetic agent that was more blue in color, which should absorb more sunlight than chlorophyll.
"Red" grapes look pretty blue to me, and aubergines have a blueish tint to them as well. I take this as a reminder that we humans have difficulty doing things that are, um, second nature to Nature.
An excellent and entertaining article. Thank you.